"When I was growing up there were very few images on TV that were positive about the LGBT community. The stereotypes were really played out. I feel like the stereotypes are still there but they're muted by the realistic portrayals that you see on TV...I mean it's just completely changed."

"I remember seeing a magazine cover, possibly in the late 70s, probably 1978 or so, that said ‘How Gay is Gay?’ and that was the first time I really understood it was a cultural phenomenon that people were talking about."

""When I came out – and I was really out and no longer apologetic and no longer going to hide – I called everyone I could think of to let them know. And maybe that is silly, but I thought that there are hundreds of people in my life who respect me, and maybe if they knew this about me, maybe when they met someone who is gay they’ll think twice about thinking this is a strange person.""

"I remember sitting in this class where the people around me were debating on how if I was allowed to marry someone I love that it would ruin America. I remember sitting there and being shocked how many of my peers actually thought that."

"I think that’s part of the problem. We believe that everyone had the same chance [to end up homeless]. But that’s not true. Some people come back. A lot of people that live on the streets have mental illnesses. If they don’t have, can’t afford treatment, can’t afford medicine, and they don’t have a family that’s able to take care of them."